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Germany invades Poland
hitler and Stalin decide to divide Poland up into two so Hitler doesn't have to fight a two-front war. on September 1 Hitler finally invades Poland with a new military strategy called blizt-war starting of world war ll.
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Germany invades France and captured Paris
on the 3rd declares war against Germany as the first. after a few months of phony war Germany invades France and has it under control by June
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germany bombed London and the war of briton began
germany wanted to soften the battlefield of Britain by constantly bombing capitals like London. where after Britain bombed Germany's capital Berlin back. After 11 months it ended. from notes -
the united states gives Britain supplies
to avoid getting dragged into the war the united states gives and lends old navy ships to Britain in hope they can fight Germany on its own. in exchange for the military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean. also known as the lend-lease act. form notes -
germany invades the soviet union
on June 22 Hitler sends out for a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. Three great army groups with over three million German soldiers were sent into the soviet union. this event is known as Operation Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in World War II. history.com -
operation barbarossa
operation Barbarossa was a code name for the invasion of the soviet union Germany made in 1941.The invasion covered a front from the North Cape to the Black Sea, a distance of two thousand miles. this was the turning point in ww2 history.com -
japan bombed pearl harbor
with the goal of creating an empire japans bombs pearl harbor in December going for the Pacific fleet. 2403 died that day early morning both soldiers and civilian. after this event, the U. S. enters the war. history.com -
germany declares war on the united states
after the surprising bombing on pearl harbor Germany saw this as an opening to declare war on the united states. where after the US declares war on both German, Japan, and Italy. history.com -
Bataan death march
ordered to march for 65 miles was the surrendered Filipino and Americans in Japan. they were split into group of 100 and marched what is now known as the Bataan death march. it took them around 5 days though not everyone did make it history.com -
battle of midway
six months after pearl harbor another battle overseas between the US and Japan happens at a place called midway. Even just with what was left of the American fleet after pearl harbor the win the battle over Japan. -
warsaw ghetto uprising
revolts in extermination camp. residents of a Jewish ghetto staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. this happen in April of 1943 history.com -
D-Day
Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day. it was the mission to free western Europe. a mix of American, Canadian, and British soldiers landed on the northern coast of France called Normandy.
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liberation of concentration camps
the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners were Soviet soldiers in the final stages of the war. They entered the Majdanek camp in Poland on July 23, 1944. https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724 -
battle of the bulge
with the goal of splitting up the allies in 1944, Hitler tried to surprise the allies with a blitzkrieg in the Ardennes. this was one of the last natzi offensive in ww2
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battle of iwo jima
in February 1945 American troops landed on the island Iwo Jima in the need of a military base near Japan. what the US didn't see was that Japan had a big army on the island ready. after months of battle, america wins and takes over the island. history.com -
the united states dropping two atomic bombs on japan
For the first time in history, the united states drop the first out of two over the Japanese city Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. three days after the united states drop a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
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